History YMMV / TheBigShow

* XPacHeat: [[IncrediblyLamePun Two words for ya]]—"PLEASE RETIRE!"

* HolyShitQuotient: When he's in a feud with another big man, things will get broken:
** His first match with Wrestling/TheUndertaker led to him chokeslamming 'Taker through the ring.
** His famous superplex at the hands of Wrestling/BrockLesnar. Lampshaded by Wrestling/{{Tazz}}.
-->'''Tazz''': HOLY SHIT!
** Similarly lampshaded back in WCW when {{Wrestling/Goldberg}} was readying the Jackhammer.
-->''7'4", 550! Can he get him up in a Jackhammer?''\\
''If he does, the roof's coming off this joint!''
** Slamming JBL through the ring in a Cage Match.
** Recently, Mark Henry knocking him through the side of a cage.
*** Also, Mark Henry and Show repeating the Show/Lesnar spot mentioned above.
** In WCW, he once hit Wrestling/ScottSteiner with a missile dropkick, launching Steiner across the ring and on his head.
** Show breaks the ring for the third time, this time being superplexed by Wrestling/BraunStrowman.

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V053aqPij1o Well... well, it's the Big Show!]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHBQ_oLHJdA WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL]]

* BaseBreakingCharacter: His entire angle with Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon in the closing months of 2013. On one hand, it was nice to see him getting involved in the main event again. On the other…fans were [[{{Understatement}} not pleased that Big Show had supplanted Daniel Bryan as the anti-authority rebel for fans to cheer]]. His match against Wrestling/RandyOrton wasn't exactly a thriller either.

* WeaksauceWeakness: In an appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, when asked about what scares him, he sheepishly stated "small people". He went on to state that he feels when four or five of them are in a group, [[ZergRush they think they could take him down]].

* MemeticMutation: His HeelFaceRevolvingDoor has been the butt of jokes among wrestling fans for many years now.

* HilariousInHindsight: His reasoning for joining the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder in {{Kayfabe}} was that he wasn't paid enough and was envious of Wrestling/HulkHogan and his huge mansion. He later appeared on Stone Cold's podcast, where he discussed his pay in WCW. While numbers weren't specified, both agreed that his pay was far less than it should have been for someone on the top of the card, but he was too inexperienced at the time to know this.

* HilariousInHindsight: His reasoning for joining the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder was that he wasn't paid enough and was envious of Wrestling/HulkHogan and his huge mansion. He later appeared on Stone Cold's podcast, where he discussed his pay in WCW. While numbers weren't specified, both agreed that his pay was far less than it should have been for someone on the top of the card, but he was too inexperienced at the time to know this.

* HilariousInHindsight: His reasoning for joining the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder was that he wasn't paid enough and was envious of Wrestling/HulkHogan and his huge mansion. He later appeared on Stone Cold's podcast, where he discussed his pay in WCW. While numbers weren't specified, both agreed that his pay was far less than it should have been for someone on the top of the card, but he was too inexperienced at the time to know this. RealLifeWritesThePlot?

** Finally subverted as of late 2016, possibly due to his weight loss and subsequent muscle gain, looking in even better shape than his time in WCW.

* TheScrappy: He and Kane became this in 2015 as the Authority's twin titans, to the point they are repeatedly accused of ruining everything they touch. The two's anticlimactic garbage-dumping eliminations of several crowd favorites in the 2015 Royal Rumble along with Show's victory in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Mania 31[[note]]his WWE TV/PPV battle royal record prior to this match was 2-33[[/note]] have been described as making the roster look like the weakest it's been in Show's time there, and since then Show has been peppered with chants telling him to "Please Retire!"

** It's reached a point where some are stating they should rename this trope "Big Show Heat".

** He' s one of those wrestlers that WWE pushed more often because of his size. In later years he's become a HeatSink for the problems a lot of fans have with ''Raw'', as he appears quite frequently, whether Face or Heel, and often wins over newer wrestlers, while fans agree he hasn't been interesting in years. He's also older and more injury-prone than most wrestlers.

* CreatorsPet: He is one of those wrestlers that WWE tends to push more often because of his size. In later years he's become a symbol of the problems a lot of people have with WWE's booking, as he appears quite frequently, whether Face or Heel, and often wins over newer wrestlers, while fans agree he hasn't been interesting in years. He's also older and has more injuries than other wrestlers, so his matches don't tend to be great, either.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: His entire angle with TripleH and StephanieMcMahon in the closing months of 2013. On one hand, it was nice to see him getting involved in the main event again. On the other…fans were [[{{Understatement}} not pleased that Big Show had supplanted Daniel Bryan as the anti-authority rebel for fans to cheer]]. His match against RandyOrton wasn't exactly a thriller either.
* CreatorsPet: He is one of those wrestlers that WWE tends to push more often because of his size. In recent years he's become a symbol of the problems a lot of people have with WWE's booking, as he appears quite frequently, whether Face or Heel, and often wins over newer wrestlers, while fans agree he hasn't been interesting in years. He's also older and has more injuries than other wrestlers, so his matches don't tend to be great, either.

* TheScrappy: He and Kane became this in 2015 as the Authority's twin titans, to the point they are repeatedly accused of ruining everything they touch. The two's anticlimactic garbage-dumping eliminations of several crowd favorites in the 2015 Royal Rumble along with Show's victory in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Mania 32[[note]]his WWE TV/PPV battle royal record prior to this match was 2-33[[/note]] have been described as making the roster look like the weakest it's been in Show's time there, and since then Show has been peppered with chants telling him to "Please Retire!"

* BaseBreakimgCharacter: His entire angle with TripleH and StephanieMcMahon in the closing months of 2013. On one hand, it was nice to see him getting involved in the main event again. On the other…fans were [[{{Understatement}} not pleased that Big Show had supplanted Daniel Bryan as the anti-authority rebel for fans to cheer]]. His match against RandyOrton wasn't exactly a thriller either.